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Examples Of Groupthink In 1984

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In the book 1984, by George Orwell, there’s some psychology that we’ve seen so far. A group of people participate in something called The Two Minutes Hate, during this the people’s behavior exemplify groupthink, which states in the text, “Before the Hate had proceeded for thirty seconds, uncontrollable exclamations of rage were breaking out from half the people in the room.” This tells us that the people are frustrated so they shout altogether, and this shows us groupthink since one person shouted, then everyone else joined in. Winston’s response is conformity by the text that states, “It was apparent that she was uttering a prayer. At this moment the entire group of people broke into a deep, slow rhythmical chant of ‘B-B! … B-B!’ – over and
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